is the 11th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter

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, released on October 19, 1991. It was Hamada's first release by

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, and includes contributions by Toto guitarist

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. The album was reissued alongside Hamada's past releases on January 15, 2014. Hamada's 1993 international release '' Introducing... Mari Hamada'' includes "Rainy Blue" and "Tomorrow". In addition, "

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" was rewritten in English as "Color Blind", while "More Than Ever" was given new lyrics for the album. The 1994 international follow-up ''

All My Heart ''All My Heart'' is the second international release by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on August 4, 1994 in Asia by MCA Records. The album includes a duet version of " Fixing a Broken Heart" with Indecent Obsession. Some of the E ...

'' includes "Precious Summer" and a piano re-arrangement of "Missing", while "Tomorrow" was rewritten in English and given an acoustic arrangement as "Til Tomorrow". ''Tomorrow'' peaked at No. 2 on

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's albums chart. It was also certified Platinum by the

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. The 2014 reissue peaked at No. 278.

Track listing

Personnel

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– guitar *

– guitar * Tim Pierce – guitar * John Pierce – bass * Randy Kerber – keyboards * Robbie Buchanan – keyboards * John Keane – drums * Efrain Toro – percussion * Rick Palombi – backing vocals * Seth Marsh – backing vocals * Bernadette Barlow – backing vocals * Natisse Bambi Jones – backing vocals

Charts

Certification

References

External links

* (Mari Hamada) * (Universal Music Japan) * * {{Authority control 1991 albums 1990s Japanese-language albums Mari Hamada albums Universal Music Japan albums